History of Modern Science

 

Development of the science of growing broad temporal and spatio long. history is an overview of all the events that have occurred, which serves as the revealer of all things in accordance with the fact that there is no distortion at all. history referred to in this 

discussion is the history or the periodization of the development of science is an important factor in human life. For that, there needs to be a genuine effort and moral responsibility in the academic and exposure history.

 

Development of science as it is today does not take place suddenly, but through a gradual and evolutionary process. Development of science continues to evolve into several periods, ranging from age zunani growing up until the time of post-modern, each of which has a characteristic and different philosophers. Differences in the characteristics of the development of science in each period due to the mindset of a man who experienced a change myths become more rational. Humans become more proactive and creative to make nature as an object of research and assessment. Hence, in this paper, the authors will describe about the development of modern day science.

 

This era is already terintis ranging from the 14th century AD However, the real indicator is evident in the 17th century and lasted until the 20th century AD It is characterized by the existence of discoveries in the scientific field. (Surajiyo: 2007:87). According to Slamet Iman Sontoso, there are three main sources that lead to the development of science in Europe by leaps and bounds, the relationship between the Islamic empire in Liberia Peninsula by the French state, the Crusades of the years 1100-1300, and fall into the hands of Turkey Istanbul in 1453. (Tim Lecturer Philosophy of Science: 2001:79. Development of science in the modern era is already initiated since the Renaissance. Renaissance is often interpreted denagn resurrection, transition, or born again (rebirth), which was born again as a free man to think, and far from the teachings of religion.

 

So, Modern era was preceded by the Renaissance philosophy. Actually, it's essentially the Renaissance, in philosophy, is no different from modern times. The characteristics of Renaissance philosophy for modern philosophy. Modern philosophy reveals its characteristics with the birth of various schools of philosophy, which is preceded by Rationalism and Empiricism and Kriticisme. In addition to the three schools, will also be presented other major streams that contributed to fill out the modern philosophy, idealism, materialism, positivism, phenomenology, existentialism and pragmatism.

 

The modern philosophers assert that knowledge does not come from scripture or dogma, nor of the rulers, but of the man himself. But about which aspects of the play there is difference of opinion. Rationalism flow assumes that the source of knowledge is a ratio: the truth must have come from the ratio (reason). Flow empiricism, on the contrary, believes that experience that the source of knowledge, both inner as well as the senses. Then came the stream of criticism, which try to combine the two different opinions.